BEMIDJI -- Red Lake Chairman Darrell G. Seki Sr. and members of the Red Lake Tribal Council will travel Monday to Bemidji to meet with Bemidji Mayor Rita Albrecht and the City Council to discuss mutual issues shared by both areas. The Beltrami County Board hosted an informal meeting with the Tribal Council in August. The government-to-government meeting is scheduled from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Bemidji City Hall Council Chambers just prior to the city's regular meeting at 7 p.m.

TURTLE RIVER -- What better way to honor one of the area's biggest music influences than with a concert. An all-day concert. The 10th annual Turtle River Day on Saturday will honor former mayor Gary Burger, who died in March, and the musicians he helped. The day will feature more than 15 musical acts who have recorded at Burger's studio through the years. "There are a lot more," said Maggie Carlson, who puts together the Turtle River History tent where the concert will take place.

BEMIDJI -- Many companies say they want to make a push toward better environmental policies for their business. But for Harmony Co-Op in Bemidji, those practices are right in the company's mission statement. The co-op unveiled its new solar awning project Friday afternoon. The 15 new solar panels now hang outside the co-op's signature, what else, green and blue building at 302 Irvine Ave. NW.

BEMIDJI -- One thing is for sure, 4 Kings Comfort BBQ & Catering is a family business. Beth and Christopher Warrick (who are in-laws, Beth is married to Chris' brother Pat Warrick) run the business from a food truck at various locations in Bemidji. Beth owns it, and Chris is the chef. The idea behind the business, which started May 1, came at, what else, a family function. "I got married about a year and a half ago, and catered my wedding," Chris said.

BEMIDJI -- Inside an office room at Northwestern Surveying & Engineering, a wall is covered with taped up black and white maps. The maps show Enbridge's Sandpiper project route from North Dakota down through Park Rapids and beyond, a surveying project the company has worked on for the past year. Tackling such a large project shows just how far Northwestern Surveying & Engineering has come since opening in 1997. The company is owned by John Peterson and Mike Stang. "I started this company in '97, with Art Larson. It was in about 1999 to 2000, Mike worked for Art and I.